“Some stunning overtakes around the rest of the lap made for a signature Moto3™ spectacle, with riders going eight or nine abreast into Turn 1 and the fight through the field one of the best displays of Grand Prix racing in the lightweight class seen this year, this decade – or possibly even this century.”

“Darryn Binder also had a short spell at the front before finishing fourth for Platinum Bay Real Estate as did Aron Canet on his way to fifth for Estrella Galicia. ”
“Rookie Ayumu Sasaki fought his way to the front before crossing the line an excellent eighth for the SIC Racing team at home, just ahead of Marcos Ramirez, who had run in the top three for much of the race before being out-run in the drag to the line for Platinum Bay Real Estate. ”

“The 100th Grand Prix race for solo motorcycles to be held at Mugello was always going to be a chaotic slipstreaming affair – so a trademark Moto3 race. The plot was complicated by cooler and more overcast conditions than expected and with some nine riders challenging into turn one every lap, it was a miracle that there was no crash amongst the contenders – other than the occasional aggressive nudge.”
“Darryn Binder achieved yet another great result for the Platinum Bay team with (yet another) fourth place”

“Shuffle the pack, do it again a few times, and then pick a card. That’s not far from how the results of the first race of the day were decided.”
“In fact, the first 19 were still technically in the lead group at the end, covered by just 2.3 seconds.”
“…and Darryn Binder (Platinum Bay KTM) denied a first podium by two tenths.”
“Binder’s team-mate Ramirez, another erstwhile leader, and Bulega completed the top ten.”